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| Employer: | Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. dba. IT&E |
| DBA: | Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. dba. IT&E |
| Address: | P.O. Box 500306 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950 United States |
| Phone: | 670-234-6600 |
| Other Number: | 670-285-9137 |
| Contact Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. dba. IT&E via email | |
| Job Vacancy Announcement | JVA |
| JVA Type: | New |
| Island | Saipan |
| FLSA Covered? | Yes, covered |
| DOD related? | No |
| PERM related? * | No |
| VEVRAA related? | No |
| Original Number of Openings: | 2 |
| Number of Openings Currently Available | 2 |
| Specific Worksite location: | Chalan Lau Lau, Saipan |
| Job Classification: | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
| Job Title: | Combination Technician |
| Announcement Number: | 16-09-41474 |
| Job Classification: | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
| Opening Date: | 9/7/2016 |
| Closing Date: | 9/22/2016 |
| Salary Range: | $12.19 to $18.73 / Hourly |
| Job Title: | Combination Technician |
| Job Duties: | Job Summary: The Combination Technician, under the indirect supervision of the Plant Technical Services Supervisor, installs residential and business landlines, maintains, and repairs underground copper cable; detects, isolates, and corrects copper cable system facility faults using OSP test equipment, including TDRs (Time Domain Reflectometers), cable fault locators to expeditiously restore service. The Technician excavates underground copper cable, including pedestal connections and customer drops to repair and restore service, if required. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Employee will: 1. Respond to daily trouble tickets; install and restore residential and commercial telephone lines, DSL, FAX, and other telecommunication services to commercial and residential customers; install customer premise wiring when required; provide dial tones to customer premise equipment. 2. Perform Network Interface Device installation and repair of underground copper cable facilities, and exposing previously buried cable for repair or minor replacement. 3. Install terminals and connectors on copper; connect, cut off and remove cable station apparatus on service drops and wires, cross-connect wires, terminals, blocks, frames, protectors, carrier repeaters, loading coils, Pair-Gain Plus and Pair-Gain Flex technologies. 4. Install, splice, and test copper cable. 5. Use a variety of test equipment to isolate, identify, and analyze equipment abnormalities and take appropriate maintenance action; use TDRs to locate faults in copper cable facilities. 6. Respond to emergency situations; isolate and identify problems in telephone and DSL subscriber loops. 7. Locate cables and associated cable faults to quickly repair and restore service outages; repair cuts and other damages to cables; perform quality tests for new landline installations and on replaced or repaired cable. 8. Locate underground cables in rights-of-way or easements; monitor construction activity to prevent damage to cables. 9. Maintain, repair and rehabilitate pedestals to prevent further deterioration and loss of service to customers; replace pedestals as necessary. 10. Make recommendations to customers on additional telephone service, as needed. 11. Allow student interns to ‘shadow’ in telecommunications field work. 12. Perform other related duties or tasks as assigned or required. Minimum Qualification Requirements: Education: High school graduate or equivalent required; Technical school graduate desirable Experience: Three years experience in outside plant installation and repair. Licensure/Certification/Professional Association: Valid driver’s license and ability to drive with manual gear shift required Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of: a. Telecommunications standards and practices b. Telecommunications construction and maintenance requirements and regulations c. Telecommunications equipment, networks, and processes, DSL and Outside Plant safety d. Team working skills 2. Skills in: a. Managing human and material resources Installing, splicing and locating copper cable; using various Outside Plant and business testing equipment b. Using personal computer hardware and Microsoft software programs c. Providing good customer service in the resolution of their problems 3. Ability to: a. Communicate clearly, concisely and accurately with all levels of staff and customers, both verbally and in writing b. Identify and distinguish audible tones and levels c. Identify and distinguish colors d. Lift and carry toolboxes, ladders, drop wire, parts containers and installation loads, test equipment, generators, manhole and pull box covers, etc.; climb ladders e. Analyze and interpret work situations, reports and results f. Perform in a self-directed, creative and forward thinking manner g. Read cable map-drawings h. Work in construction-type areas and confined spaces i. Work in all types of island weather conditions 4. Other: a. Perform call out and/or standby work b. Work overtime, as needed c. Travel to neighboring islands, as needed |
| High School Diploma Required? | Undetermined |
| Qualification Requirements: | Minimum Qualification Requirements: Education: High school graduate or equivalent required; Technical school graduate desirable Experience: 1-2 years experience in outside plant installation and repair. Upon PreEmploment Licensure/Certification/Professional Association: Valid driver’s license and ability to drive with manual gear shift required |
| Full or Part Time: | Full Time |
| Hours per Week: | 40 |
| Hours per Day: | 8 |
| Payment Frequency: | Bi-Weekly |
| Overtime Available: | Yes |
| Overtime Rate: | $18.285 - $28.095 |
| Rate x 1.5 per hour Exempted: | No |
| Specify All Payroll Deductions: | All federal and local taxes; all others depends if employee signs up for example 401(k), medical & dental, supplemental life, and all other benefits. |
| Required tools, supplies and Equipment to be provided: | All tools needed to do the Combination Technician job. |
| Anticipated starting date of employment: | 9/21/2016 |
| Anticipated closing date of employment: | 9/22/2017 |
| Housing Provided: | No |
| Food Provided: | No |
| Transportation required: | No |
| If transportation is required, daily transportation to and from the worksite(s) will be provided to the workers. Daily pick-up place(s) will be at: | no |
| Fringe Benefits: | 401 (k) (matching up to 6%; $0.75 to a $1.00) Life Insurance (100% Basic Life) Gas Card ($0.57 off gallon at IP&E) Medical Insurance (65% of monthly premium) Dental Insurance (50% of monthly premium) Employee Telephone Discount. Workers compensation provided. |
| Comments: | Please apply online at www.ite.net |